The National Interest

USS Long Beach

Summary and Key Points: The USS Long Beach (CGN-9) holds the distinction of being the first nuclear-powered surface warship, preceding even the USS Enterprise in that category. Originally intended to.
Business Insider

At the height of the Cold War, the US Navy used a historic round-the-world operation to show off its new nuclear force

On July 31, 1964, three US Navy ships set off on a mission to sail around the world. The ships were all nuclear-powered and composed the first task force of its kind in history. Their goal was to show ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Navy is retiring the last of its storied cruisers. To San Diego veterans, they were ‘the pinnacle of naval power.’

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Falling in love can happen in a snap. Dave Hatzenbuehler knows this from the way he responded nearly a half-century ago upon noticing a big, brooding ...
Reuters

World's first nuclear cruiser up for auction as scrap

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The world's first nuclear-powered surface warship, the USS Long Beach, was put up for auction as scrap metal on Tuesday to be dismantled and recycled, after spending the past 17 ...
Detroit News

Navy retiring last of storied cruisers. To San Diego veterans, they were ‘pinnacle of naval power’

San Diego – Falling in love can happen in a snap. Dave Hatzenbuehler knows this from the way he responded nearly a half-century ago upon noticing a big, brooding presence in San Diego Bay. He’d caught ...